This climate climate zone covers from about 44°N to 50°N latitude mostly east of the 100th meridian in North America. However, it can be found as far north as 54°N, and further west in the Canadian Prairie Provinces and below 40°N in the high Appalachians. In Europe this subtype reaches its most northerly latitude at nearly 61° N. Areas featuring this subtype of the continental climate have an average temperature in the warmest month below 22°C (22°F). Summer high temperatures in this zone typically average between 21-28°C (70-82°F) during the daytime and the average temperatures in the coldest month are generally far below the -3 °C (27°F) mark.

The average temperature for the year in Smethport is 46.0°F (7.8°C). The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of 66.5°F (19.2°C). The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of 23.3°F (-4.8°C).

The highest recorded temperature in Smethport is 98.0°F (36.7°C), which was recorded in July. The lowest recorded temperature in Smethport is -37.0°F (-38.3°C), which was recorded in February.

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Smethport is 51.3" (1303 mm). The month with the most precipitation on average is June with 5.7" (144.8 mm) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is February with an average of 2.9" (73.7 mm). There are an average of 160.9 days of precipitation, with the most precipitation occurring in December with 16.3 days and the least precipitation occurring in August with 10.9 days.

In terms of liquid precipitation, there are an average of 165.2 days of rain, with the most rain occurring in December with 18.2 days of rain, and the least rain occurring in August with 11.2 days of rain.

In Smethport, there's an average of 52.7" of snow (0 cm). The month with the most snow is January, with 15.3" of snow (38.9 cm).